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Biography

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Major League Baseball
career

He worked his way up to the major leagues with the Padres, when
he made his debut on April 29, 2000. López did not
appear in the majors in 2001, but spent the
entire year with the High Single-A Lake Elsinore Storm and Triple-A Portland
Beavers. He became a free agent after the 2001 season.

On August 22, 2008, exactly one
year after his surgery, he signed a minor league contract with the
Atlanta
Braves. The contract included the rest of 2008, and 2009, with a major
league option. He started his Braves career by pitching for the Gulf Coast League Braves,
before being promoted to Single-A Rome. He was released by the Braves in
November 2008.

Philadelphia Phillies

On March 5, 2009, López signed a minor league contract with the
Philadelphia Phillies.[2] He was
called up to the Phillies from the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs on July
3, 2009 and started that night against the New York Mets, allowing
two runs in 61⁄3
innings to pick up the win in a 7–2 Phillies victory. It was his
first win in the major leagues since he defeated the Phillies on
July 7, 2007 as a member of the Colorado Rockies. On September 9,
he was released by the Phillies.